leur

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French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French lor, from Latin illōrum, genitive masculine plural of ille.

Pronunciation

Pronoun

leur m pl or f pl

  1. (personal, indirect) (to) them
    Je leur ai donné un coup de main.
    I gave them a hand.

Related terms

French personal pronouns
Number Person Gender Nominative
(subject) 		Accusative
(direct complement) 		Dative
(indirect complement) 		Disjunctive
(tonic)
Singular First — je, j’ me, m’ moi
Second — tu te, t’ toi
Third Masculine il le, l’ lui lui
Feminine elle la, l’ elle
Gender neutral5 iel lea ellui
Indeterminate on1 — — —
Reflexive — se, s’4 soi4
Plural First — nous nous nous
Second — vous2 vous2,3 vous2
Third Masculine ils3 les leur eux
Feminine elles elles
Gender neutral5 iels elleux
1 Also used as the first person plural.
2 Also used as the polite singular form.
3 Also used when a group has both men and women.
4 Also used as third person plural reflexive.
5 Colloquial, and not in popular use.

Determiner

leur (plural leurs)

  1. their
    Je peux voir leur maison d’ici.
    I can see their house from here.

Derived terms

Related terms

Possessee
Singular Plural
Masculine Feminine
Possessor Singular First person mon1 ma mes
Second person ton1 ta tes
Third person son1 sa ses
Plural First person notre nos
Second person votre2 vos2
Third person leur leurs
1 Also used before feminine adjectives and nouns beginning with a vowel or mute h.
2 Also used as the polite singular form.

Further reading

Anagrams

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French lor.

Pronoun

leur

  1. (object pronoun) them

Descendants

  • French: leur
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